Transcutaneous calf-muscle electro-stimulation : a prospective treatment for diabetic claudicants? [PDF]
, 2016 Background: First-line therapy for claudicants with diabetes include supervised exercise programmes to improve walking distance. However, exercise comes with a number of barriers and may be contraindicated in certain conditions. The aim of this study was
Ellul, Christian, Gatt, Alfred
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Funicular pain: a case report of intermittent claudication induced by cervical cord compression
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020 Background Neurogenic origin intermittent claudication is typically caused by lumbar spinal canal stenosis. However, there are few reports of intermittent claudication caused by cervical spinal cord compression. Case presentation We present the case of a
Takuhei Kozaki +5 more
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Patient Characteristics and Comorbidities Influence Walking Distances in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Large One-Year Physiotherapy Cohort Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to investigate the association between age, gender, body-mass index, smoking behavior, orthopedic comorbidity, neurologic comorbidity, cardiac comorbidity, vascular comorbidity, pulmonic comorbidity, internal ...
Sarah Dörenkamp +4 more
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The Roles of Physical Therapists in Wound Management: Part IV [PDF]
, 2009 Physical therapists are important members of the comprehensive wound management team. In addition to being able to provide standard wound care, they are well prepared to treat wounds with a variety of biophysical agents that introduce electromagnetic ...
Kloth, Luther C.
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Intermittent Claudication [PDF]
Circulation, 1955 The diagnosis and therapy of intermittent claudication are critically reviewed. A detailed, concrete and positive program is described whereby every physician can effectively treat patients with intermittent claudication without recourse to intricate diagnostic or therapeutic techniques. The value of this program is illustrated with four case reports.
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SAGE Open Medicine, 2020 Objective: This population-based retrospective cohort study investigates long-term results of femoral thrombendarterectomy combined with simultaneous endovascular intervention of the iliac or femoropopliteal vessels, or both, with focus on freedom from ...
Martin Altreuther, Erney Mattsson
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ESVM Guideline on peripheral arterial disease [PDF]
, 2019 International ...
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Balloon-expandable stent graft for coral reef aorta
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2020 Coral reef aorta (CRA) is a rare aortic occlusive disease with calcified intraluminal lesions. We report the case of a patient with CRA who underwent endovascular treatment (EVT). A 78-year-old woman presented with intermittent claudication.
Ryutaro Isoda, MD +3 more
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Secondhand smoke exposure and risk of incident peripheral arterial disease and mortality: a Scotland-wide retrospective cohort study of 4045 non-smokers with cotinine measurement [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Active smoking is an important risk factor for all-cause mortality and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). In contrast, published studies on the associations with secondhand smoke (SHS) are limited.
Lu, Liya +2 more
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Crossroads between peripheral atherosclerosis, western-type diet and skeletal muscle pathophysiology: emphasis on apolipoprotein E deficiency and peripheral arterial disease [PDF]
, 2017 Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory process that, in the presence of hyperlipidaemia, promotes the formation of atheromatous plaques in large vessels of the cardiovascular system.
Matsakas, Antonios, Sfyri, Peggy
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